Mop-head



(ModeL) F. P. WHITE.

MOP HEAD.

,650. Patented Mar. 3,1891

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK P. WVIIITE, OF SIIALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

MOP-HEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,650, dated March 3, 1891.

' Application filed June 11, 1890. Serial No. 355,085. (Model) T 0 aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P. \VHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shallotte, in the county of Brunswick and State of North Carolina,have invented a new and useful Mop- Head, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in mop-heads.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive mop-head adapted to readily receive and clamp cornhusks and compactly hold the same without liability of their spreading.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a mop-head which will enable the husks to be readily removed and replaced by a new supply when necessary.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acoompanying\drawings, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mop constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a stationary cross-bar, forming one of the jaws of a clamp, in which are secured husks 2, that are secured and compactly held together and prevented spreading. The stationary cross-bar is slightly concaved and provided along its longitudinal edges with flanges -3 and has its ends 4 bent inwardly and provided with integral arms 5, which are threaded and adapted to receive perforated ends 6 of an adjustable cross-bar 7, that is concaved and provided with flanges 8, similar to the stationary cross-bar 1, and these two Crossbars form a clamp, and their longitudinal flanges 3 and 8 securely bite the husks and prevent them spreading.

The stationarycross-bar has secured upon the threaded arm 5 thumb-nuts 9, and the said stationary bar is provided with springs 10, which are arranged upon the threaded stems and engage the adjustable cross-bar and readily carry the latter away from the husks when the thun1b-nnts are unscrewed. The springs are seated in s'lots 11, arranged upon each side of the threaded arm 5 and forming teeth 12 of the portion of the end arranged upon opposite sides of the arm, and these teeth engage the husks at the side edges of the mop.

The adjustable bar 7 is provided at intervals along its inner face with points or projections 13, that engage the husks and prevent them slipping or moving in the clamp.

The stationary cross-bar is provided with a stem 14, which engages a socket 15, arranged at the end of the handle, and by this construction the mop-head is readily removed and replaced on the handle, and should the latter become broken it can be readily refitted in the socket without necessitating the employment of a mechanic.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings the construction, operation, and advantages of the invention-will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a mop, the combination of the handle provided with a socket, the stationary concaved cross-bar provided along its longitudinal edges with flanges 3 and having its ends bent inward and provided with threaded arms 5 and slots arranged upon opposite sides of the arms and forming teeth 12, the adjustable concaved cross-bar provided along its longitudinal edges with flanges and points or projections arranged at intervals upon its inner face and having its ends perforated and arranged upon the threaded arm, and the springs arranged upon the threaded arms and seated in the slots and interposed between the cross-bar and the th umbnut, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK P. WHITE. Witnesses:

SAM S. DREW, W. A. RoURK. 

